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The Base Face Milk

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Rich Hydrating Cream

Product category and function

The Base Face Milk

Rich Hydrating Cream

Regular Moisturizers	Regular Moisturizers
Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...	Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...
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Ingredient highlights

The Base Face Milk

Rich Hydrating Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

The Base Face Milk

Rich Hydrating Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, caprylic/capric glycerides, squalane, butylene glycol, glycerin, argania spinosa kernel oil, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, allantoin, linoleic acid, phospholipids, phytosterols, caprylyl glycol, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, hydrolyzed opuntia ficus-indica flower extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, chlorella vulgaris extract, lactic acid 9	Water, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, cyclopentasiloxane, marrubium vulgare extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phospholipids, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, isohexadecane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl methicone, phenoxyethanol, peg-40 stearate, steareth-2, steareth-21, retinyl palmitate, linoleic acid, lycopene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, caprylic/capric glycerides, squalane, butylene glycol, glycerin, argania spinosa kernel oil, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, isohexadecane, allantoin, linoleic acid, phospholipids, phytosterols, caprylyl glycol, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, hydrolyzed opuntia ficus-indica flower extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, chlorella vulgaris extract, lactic acid

Water, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, cyclopentasiloxane, marrubium vulgare extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phospholipids, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, polymethylsilsesquioxane, isohexadecane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl methicone, phenoxyethanol, peg-40 stearate, steareth-2, steareth-21, retinyl palmitate, linoleic acid, lycopene

Notable ingredients

The Base Face Milk

Rich Hydrating Cream

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Marrubium vulgare extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), Lycopene, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

The Base Face Milk

Rich Hydrating Cream

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Caprylic/capric glycerides

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.